The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-05

God TO the world. So we believe that
the mercy of God cannot be restrained
or limited.
am reminded of story of that Irish
Sheridan, whose wit was as great as his
wisdom. He was once a guest at the
house of friend. There was visiting
there at the same time woman some
what advanced in years who was greatly
attached to Sheridan, and had set her
heart upon having walk with him
the next day. 1t turned out to be a
rainy day. But the lady in no wise
discouraged by the rain, prepared for
the walk. Sheridan told her it was too
wet and rainy, and the walk was given
up. But presently her watchful eye
detected Sheridan with his coat and
umbrella, ready to sally forth, and said:
'Mr. Sheridan, l see the rain has abat-
ed" "Yes,'' said Sheridan, ''It has
abated enough for one, but not enough
for two" Most of our missionary work
has Christianity enough for one, but
not enough for two; enough for those
who are born in an atmosphere of
Christianity, but not enough for those
outside.
The subject of home missions being
assigned to another, ! suppose am to
have look at the foreign missions.
You know something of the writings
of George Macdonald, of Scotland. You
know how he makes Robert Falconer
say that if the doctrines of the Presby-
terrain church Of Scotland are true, 1
would ask the Master to be permitted
to go down into the lower world and
take the burden from some poor soul
shuddering there and bring him up to
the light. You remember he makes
David Elginbrode write his own cpl
taph:
Here lies David Elginbrode.
Have mercy on his soul, Lord God,
AS would have, we're Lord God,
And he were David Elginbrode."
In the country of Sweden there are
large numbers Of English-speaking peo-
pie who are rejoicing in our faith, and
would gladly welcome a messenger of
the Gospel from our shores. The wife
of native of Sweden, member of my
own church, was listened to by them
on the occasion of recent visit to that
country, with manifest satisfaction.
In respect to Japan, 1 was informed
by President Clarke, of the Massachu-
sets Agricultural College at Amherst,
who went to Japan to help organize the
educational institutions of that coun-
try on the plan of our American schools,
that he organized an Association of
young men, pledging them to total alb
stinence from alcoholics, from tobacco
in all forms, and from profanity. He
testifies that not one of them ever broke
the pledge, so far as he knew or had
reason to believe. We are going to
send missionaries to Japan. Let us
FURNISH up our integrity at home lit
tie, let us wipe out some Of the stains
from our political escutcheon; let us
see that our ships which carry our mis-
sionaries to the work do not also carry
Medford rum. Let us see that our po-
litical agents no longer tear the saloon
down by holding it up.
Last summer, on the borders of Lake
Michigan, l met one whom l had
previously known in Boston, and who
since a guest in my own lone, Pun
dita Ramabia. Pundita is the femin-
inc of Pundit, nearly equivalent to our
honorary degree of Doctor of Philoso.
ply. Pundita receives the honor not
as the wife of Pundit, but as learned
in herself. She is widow of high
caste. One evening | sat down by her
side after having spoken at some length
to a mixed audience, and said to her,
in explanation of some things /
thought she might not understand, that
TO majority of the people to whom
had been speaking was hereto; that
we believed in the salvation of all souls
and in the universal brotherhood of
man. "Why, believe that myself"
said she. That is just what believe"
Here is this lady, educated for some
three years in England, now here in
this country seeking to gather the
means to found school for the eleva-
tion of what she calls ''child widows"
In that country, you know, girls
at very tender age may be betrothed
by their parents, and whether the hus-
band dies before the marriage is con-
summated or not, the betrothed remains
a widow, and as such is the drudge of
the mother in-law, subject to servitude
and perpetual hardship. She wants to
educate the women of her country in
order to lift them above such a condi-
tion. She does not propose special reli-
gious work, but she does propose what
is strictly missionary work.
Hume, returned from his work among
the heather, is reported as saying, tina
the greatest obstacle he found is that
the heather to whom he brought the
new faith wanted to go where their ia
theirs and grandfathers and earlier an